New electronic services of the Tax Administration

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New electronic services of the Tax Administration
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Tax Administration

• The Tax Administration is the administrative
  organization within the Ministry of Finance whose
  basic duty is to implement tax regulations and
  regulations concerning the payment of obligatory
  contributions.

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Duties of the Tax Administration

• Read and translate the text (handout)
• Essential vocabulary
• Tax return porezna prijava
• Tax accounts porezno knjigovodstvo
• Timeliness pravodobnost
• Seizure of assets ovrha
• To file a charge podnijeti prijavu
• Violation of tax regulations povreda poreznih
  propisa
• Enforcement of regulations provodenje propisa
• Official record službena evidencija
• Obligatory contributions obvezni doprinosi
• Misdemeanor case prekršajni postupak

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The e-VAT project

• e-VAT service the first electronic service of
  the Tax Administration within the e-Taxes project
• It provides all taxpayers in Croatia with simple
  and secure distribution of the data on periodic
  calculation of VAT for a specific cost accounting
  period

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The e-Taxes project

• Two new electronic services (apart from e-VAT)
• The Electronic Tax Book Keeping Card
• e-ID (enables the users to submit electronically
  their records of receipts from dependent labour)

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Purpose

• To modernise the operation of the Tax
  Administration
• To enable costumers to submit tax registration
  via the Internet

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Advantages

• Time-saving
• Reduced expenses
• Services are free of charge

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Requirements for usage

• In order to use the services, individuals must
  acquire a digital FINA certificate (digital
  signature) or a Smart Card (e-Card) and an
  e-Taxes package which is available at all Tax
  Administration offices for free

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The e-Croatia programme

• One of the main tasks is to create favourable
  conditions for the development of electronic
  business
• The Law on Electronic Signatures was passed in
  January 2002
• The Law on Electronic Commerce in November 2003

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What is e-Government?

• e-Government is the use of information and
  communication technologies, particularly the
  Internet, as a tool to achieve a better
  government
• It enables better policy outcomes, higher quality
  services and greater engagement with citizens

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New Electronic Services of the Tax Administration

• Read the text on p. 19 and answer the following
  questions
• What are main tasks of the e-Croatia programme?
• Which services are available?
• What is necessary in order to use e-VAT services?

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Find English translations of the following

• evidencija primitaka od nesamostalnog rada
• predati poreznu prijavu preko interneta
• elektronicko poslovanje
• dostava podataka o periodicnom obracunu PDV-a
• odredeno obracunsko razdoblje
• službeno potvrdeni elektronicki potpis

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Answer key

• evidencija primitaka od nesamostalnog rada
  records of receipts from dependent labour
• predati poreznu prijavu preko interneta to
  submit tax registration via the Internet
• Razvoj elektronickog poslovanja development of
  electronic business
• dostava podataka o periodicnom obracunu PDV-a
  distribution of the data on periodic calculation
  of VAT
• odredeno obracunsko razdoblje specific cost
  accounting period
• službeno potvrdeni elektronicki potpis
  certified electronic signature

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Word formation

• Complete the table on p. 20!